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''On The Issues'' conducts a [http://www.ontheissues.org/Quiz/Quiz2012.asp?quiz=Pres2012 VoteMatch] analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts or citations from books authored by or about the candidate. Based on the results of the quiz, Maffei is a '''Populist-Leaning Liberal.''' Maffei received a score of 60 percent on social issues and seven percent on economic issues.<ref name="ontheissues"/>

Prior to being elected to the House, Maffei served as a television news reporter for Channel 9 in Saracuse, New York and as a communications and policy advisor for both Sens. Bill Bradley and Daniel Patrick Moynihan.[6]

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Maffei is a more moderate left of center Democratic Party vote. As a result, he may break with the Democratic Party line more than his fellow members.

Biography

Maffei has worked as a television news reporter for Channel 9 in Syracuse and he has served as a communications and policy advisor for Senators Bill Bradley and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He previously served one term in the U.S. House from 2008 to 2010.[6]

Key votes

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 114 out of the 3,036 introduced bills (3.8 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[8] For more information pertaining to Maffei's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[9]

National security

NDAA

Maffei voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[10]

DHS Appropriations Act (2014)

Maffei voted in opposition of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act (2014) Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[10]

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Maffei voted in favor of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[10]

CISPA (2013)

Maffei voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[11] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[10]

Government shutdown

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[14] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[15] Maffei voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[16]

The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[17] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Maffei voted for HR 2775.[18]

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Maffei voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[19] The vote largely followed party lines.[20]

Healthcare

Repealing Obamacare

Maffei has voted against attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[21]

Social issues

Abortion

Maffei voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[22]

Previous congressional sessions

Rep. Maffei voted for the stimulus bill.[23] A total of 57% of U.S. voters believe that the stimulus has either hurt the economy (36%) or had no impact (21%). Only 38% believe the stimulus helped the economy.[24]

Maffei also voted in favor of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.[25] According to a June 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll, 54% of likely U.S. voters opposed Cash for Clunkers, while 35% supported it.[26]

Maffei supported the "Cap and Trade" bill.[27] Just after the bill’s passage, 42% of likely U.S. voters said that cap and trade would hurt the economy, while 19% believed it would help. Only 15% said that the bill would have no impact.[28]

Finally, Maffei voted in favor of the health care reform bill.[29] A total of 57% of likely voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the health care reform bill, including 46% who strongly favor repeal. About 35% of likely voters oppose repeal. A total of 51% of likely voters believe the health care reform bill will be bad for the country, while 36% believe it will be beneficial.[30]

Issues

On The Issues Vote Match

On The Issues conducts a VoteMatch analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts or citations from books authored by or about the candidate. Based on the results of the quiz, Maffei is a Populist-Leaning Liberal. Maffei received a score of 60 percent on social issues and seven percent on economic issues.[31]

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The table below contains the results of analysis compiled by staff at On The Issues.

Elections

2014

Maffei ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New York's24th District. Maffei ran unopposed for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations in the primary on June 24, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014.

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Dan Maffei, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Ann Marie Buerkle won election to the United States House. She defeated Daniel Maffei (D) in the general election.[36]

U.S. House, New York District 25 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Ann Marie Buerkle

48.5%

104,602

Democratic

Daniel B. Maffei incumbent

48.2%

103,954

Blank/Scattering

Write-in

3.3%

7,057

Total Votes

215,613

2008

On November 4, 2008, Dan Maffei won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dale Sweetland (R) and Howie Hawkins (Green Populist) in the general election.[37]

U.S. House, New York District 25 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Dan Maffeiincumbent

48.8%

157,375

Republican

Dale Sweetland

37.3%

120,217

Green Populist

Howie Hawkins

2.9%

9,483

N/A

Blank/Scattering

10.9%

35,105

Total Votes

322,180

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Maffei is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Maffei raised a total of $2,032,959 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 23, 2013.[38]

PGI: Change in net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Maffei's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-81,995 and $65,998. That averages to $-7,998.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Maffei ranked as the 418th most wealthy representative in 2012.[50] Between 2007 and 2012, Maffei's calculated net worth[51] decreased by an average of 29 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[52]

Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[54]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Maffei missed 38 of 1,757 roll call votes from January 2009 to April 2013, which is 2.2% of votes during that period. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.[57]

Voting with party

June 2013

Dan Maffei voted with the Democratic Party 78.7% of the time, which ranked 195th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June, 2013.

Personal

He is married to Abby Davidson-Maffei. They live in DeWitt, New York.

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↑The questions in the quiz are broken down into two sections -- social and economic. In social questions, liberals and libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while conservatives and populists agree in choosing the more-restrictive answers. For the economic questions, conservatives and libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while liberals and populists agree in choosing the more-restrictive answers.

↑This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.

↑This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.

↑This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.